Genus

Vol. 21(1): 89-100

Wrocaw, 30 III 2010

Taxonomical notes on Leodonta tagaste (Felder & Felder, 1859) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)
Via Rapolla 40, I-73100 Lecce, Italy. E-mail: m.bollino@tin.it

Maurizio Bollino

aBstract. Brief notes concerning the taxonomy and distribution of Leodonta tagaste (Felder & Felder, 1859) are provided, with descriptions of three new subspecies. Key words: entomology, taxonomy, nomenclature, Bolivia, Colombia, distribution, Ecuador, Leodonta, Neotropical Pierinae, Peru.

INTRoduCTIoN

The Pierid genus Leodonta was described in 1870 by Butler. It is closely related (VenaBles 1993; LaMas & Bollino 2004; BraBy et al. 2007) to Pereute HerricHscHFFer, 1867 and Catasticta Butler, 1870 and ranges from Costa Rica to Bolivia, occurring only in montane Andean habitats. The systematics and taxonomy of Leodonta are poorly known, resulting in statements such as the following: The number of species in this genus is a matter of conjecture some authors claim no more than two or three, others say as much as ten! (dABrera 1984: 66) or It is still unknown how many species there are in Leodonta (deVries 1987: 90). The first Leodonta list was published by talBot in 1932, recognising 3 species: L. dysoni (douBleday, 1847), L. tellane (Hewitson, 1860), and L. tagaste (Felder & Felder, 1859), while the most recent one (LaMas 2004) recognises 5 species: L. dysoni, L. tagaste, L. tellane, L. zenobia (Felder & Felder, 1865) and L. zenobina (HoppFer, 1869). The aim of this paper is to start resolving at least some of these problematic issues. It is devoted to Leodonta tagaste (Felder & Felder, 1859), the only species in the genus characterised by both males and females having the forewing discal cell mostly occupied by white.

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In preparation for a revision of the genus, a lot of data on Leodonta were accumulated during research visits by the author to various institutions, and also thanks to the cooperation of colleagues. Nearly 400 specimens of the species treated here were examined in the following collections: Natural history Museum, London, united Kingdom; Musum National dhistoire Naturelle, Paris, France; Museum fr Tierkunde, dresden, Germany; Museo de historia Natural, universidad Nacional Mayor de san Marcos, Lima, Peru; National Museum of Natural history, smithsonian Institution, Washington, usA; zoologisches Museum der humboldt universitt, Berlin, Germany; zoologische staatssammlung, Mnchen, Germany; staatliches Museum fr Naturkunde, stuttgart, Germany; zoological Museum, Jagellonian university, Krakow, Poland; Pierre Boyer, Le Puy ste. Rparade, France; stephane Attal, Paris, France; Gabriel Rodriguez, Envigado, Colombia; Jean-Franois Le CroM, Bogot, Colombia, plus the private collection of the author. Acronyms for institutions and private collections holding specimens examined in this revision mostly follow EVenHuis (2008). BMNh: The Natural history Museum, London, England; CRMC: collection of Gabriel rodriguez, Medellin, Colombia; ICN: Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Bogot, Colombia; JLBC: collection of Jean-Franois Le CroM, Bogot, Colombia; MBLI: collection of Maurizio Bollino, Lecce, Italy; MusM: Museo de historia Natural, universidad Nacional Mayor de san Marcos, Lima, Peru; MzuJ: zoological Museum, Jagellonian university, Krakow, Poland; PBPF: collection of Pierre Boyer, Le Puy ste. Rparade, France; uNCC: Museo de historia Natural, universidad Nacional de Caldas, Manizales, Colombia; zsM: zoologische staatssammlung, Mnchen, Germany. Abbreviations FWd: forewing, dorsal; FWV: forewing, ventral; hWd: hindwing, dorsal; hWV: hindwing, ventral; hT: holotype; PT: Paratype; LT: Lectotype.

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Leodonta tagaste tagaste (Felder & Felder, 1859)

(figs. 1-4) euterpe tagaste Nob. Felder & Felder, 1859b: 396, Pl. 9: Fig. 1.

type locality [North-western] Peru. type Material Lectotype male (BMNh), designated by ABadjieV (2006: 118), illustrated by ABadjieV (2006: Figs 89, 90). Leodonta tagaste was originally described from Peru and, until recently, was considered to be a monotypic species ranging from Colombia to Bolivia. only a few years ago constantino and salazar (in le croM et al. 2004) described a new subspecies from Colombia. Apparently, no previous authors have ever examined the type, or if they have, never realised that it is very different from all known eastern Andean specimens of the species. Recently sampled specimens from south-western Ecuador and northwestern Peru perfectly match the lectotype (fig. 1), confirming that it was probably collected somewhere in north-western Peru, therefore the nominotypical populations are geographically separated and phenotically differentiated from any eastern Andean representative of the species. specimens of Leodonta tagaste tagaste (figs. 2-4) are very rare in both public and private collections, and I was able to examine only 8 males and 3 females, plus the type. specimens are also rarely met with in the field: this partially explains the taxonomic misinterpretation by past authors. As confirmation of its scarcity, I found only one bibliographical quotation (zelada, 2004). exaMined Material (9 males, 3 females) LT male, Peru / Felder / Coll N, in BMNh; 1 female, Peru Cajamarca / El Choloque / Via Celendin-Balsas / ~ 652s 7805W/ m. 1800-2000 VI-VII.2006 / Lg. local collectors; 2 males, 1 female , Ecuador Loja/ km. 19 Loja-La Toma / ~ 359s 7818W / m. 2300 xI.1999 / lg. Ismael Aldas, all in MBLI; 1 male, Route Loja-Catamayo, 2250 m, km. 19, 7.xI.1996, Ecuador; 5 males, 1 female, no data, all in coll. attal (Paris, France). diagnostic cHaracters hWV yellow discal band large, composed of pale yellow merged spots, with yellow scales also covering the veins. The band is broken only at vein M2. hWV costal black spot short and squared off, clearly crossing vein sC+R1 and separate from basal dark area in cell sC+R1. The characters listed above permit an immediate differentiation between the nominotypical subspecies and all eastern Andean populations, which share the following

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characters: hWV yellow discal band composed of yellow spots, separated from each other by dark-scaled veins. hWV costal black spot thick and long, and contained inside vein sC+R1 and connected to basal dark area in cell sC+R1 by a dark scaled vein. distriBution According to current knowledge, nominotypical populations range from southwestern Ecuador (Loja) southward to north-western Peru (Cajamarca). Eastern Andean specimens, are, on the contrary, much commoner in the field and well-represented in most collections. Their pattern is apparently quite consistent, but examination of long series allowed me to ascertain that they could be separated into four subspecies, including the northernmost ssp. colombiana, and one new Peruvian subspecies postulated on by LaMas (2004). separation of the various eastern Andean populations is mainly based on the width of the hWd marginal black band in both males and females, and differences found in the hWV discal band.

1-4. Leodonta tagaste tagaste: 1 LT verso; 2 male dorsal: Ecuador Loja/ km. 19 Loja-La Toma/ ~ 359s 7818W/ m. 2300 xI.1999/ lg. Ismael Aldas, coll. MBLI; 3 same, ventral; 4 same, female dorsal: Peru Cajamarca/ El Choloque/ Via Celendin-Balsas/ ~ 652s 7805W/ m. 1800-2000 VI-VII.2006/ Lg. local collectors, coll. MBLI

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5-7. Leodonta tagaste colombiana: 5 male dorsal: Colombia Cundinamarca / Chia La Floresta / ~ 452N 7404W / m. 2600-2700 26.VII.2007 / Lg. Tomasz Pyrcz, coll. MBLI; 6 same, ventral; 7 same, female dorsal: Ecuador Loja/ near Loja/ m. 2500 x.2000, coll. MBLI. 8-10. Leodonta tagaste calderoni: 8 hT dorsal: Peru Pasco / Cord. yanachaga / El Pajonal / ~ 1038s 7518W/ m. 2900 xII.2004 / Lg. Jos Bttger, presently in coll. MBLI; 9 same, ventral; 10 same, female PT dorsal: Peru Pasco / Mesapata / ~ 1046s 7522W / m. 1200-1400, Ix.2003, lg. local collectors, coll. MBLI

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Leodonta tagaste colombiana Constantino & salazar 2004

(figs. 5-7) Leodonta tagaste colombiana ssp. nov. In le croM et al., 2004: 86, Pl. Pieridae 37 Tipos.

type locality [Colombia], Caldas, salamina, san Flix. type Material holotype male in ICN, originally designated. exaMined Material (14 males, 6 females) hT male, Colombia Caldas / salamina san Felix / 3100 m feb. 1995 / C. sarmiento leg. / in ICN; AT female, Quindo / Reserva Acame, salento / 2700 m., 11.I.89 / J. Vlez lg., in uNCC; 1 male, Colombia Antioquia / Amaga / m. 2500; 1 female, Colombia Antioquia / san Felix / 2700 m. 10/08/2000, all in CRMC; 1 male, La Bonita/ sucumbios/ Ecuador/ VI-1996; 1 male, san Andres, 1800 m/ Rgion de zumba/ 13-VIII-1998/ zamora-Chinchipe/ Ecuador/ Chasses s. Et M. Attal; 1 male, Rgion de Valladolid/ 2600 m., 8-Ix-2001/zamora Chinchipe/ Ecuador; 1 female, Ancienne route Loja-zamora/ 2500 m/ 8-V-2000/ zamora Chinchipe/ Ecuador; 1 male, Ancienne route Loja-zamora/ 2500 m/ 31-V-2000/ zamora Chinchipe/ Ecuador, all in coll. attal (Paris, France); 1 female, Colombia Antioquia / El Retiro / ~ 604N 7530W / m. 2800 10.VIII.2007 / Lg. Tomasz Pyrcz; 3 males, Colombia Antioquia / Alto del Padre Amaya / ~ 617N 7542W / m. 2800 12.VIII.2007 / Lg. Tomasz Pyrcz; 1 male, Ecuador Loja/ yangana/ ~ 422s 7911W/ m. 2500 V.2000/ lg. Ismael Aldas; 1 male, Ecuador Loja/ old road Loja-zamora/ m. 2600 November 1999/ lg. I. Aldas; 1 male, Ecuador Azuay Prov./ Maylas/ ~ 258s 7842W/ m. 3200 14-I-2004/ lg. Bollino & Vitale; 1 male, Ecuador Azuay Prov./ Maylas/ ~ 258s 7842W/ m. 3200 xII-2003/ lg. local collectors; 1 male, Ecuador Azuay Prov./ Maila (16 km EsE Gualaceo)/ ~ 258s 7842W/ m. 3200-3350 I.2003, lg. Euclides Aldaz; 1 female, Ecuador Loja/ Cenen Alto (Loja)/ m. 2800 November 1999/ lg. I. Aldas; 1 female, Ecuador Loja/ near Loja/ m. 2500 x.2000, all in MBLI diagnosis This subspecies is characterised by both males and females having a black marginal hWd band occupying approximately one-third of the space from the origin of vein M3 to the edge of the wing. hWd marginal black band is distinctly separated from discal white area, but in the anal portion it is suffused with white scales in cells 2A-1A-Cu2 and occasionally in cell Cu1, thus forming a thick greyish band approximately 1 mm wide. hWV discal band with yellow spots in cells M2-M3-Cu1 of nearly the same size, pentagonal, touching each other along a plane of several mm., that in cell M2 occasionally being slightly smaller that those in cells M3-Cu1.

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note constantino and salazar (in Le CroM et al. 2004), whilst describing their new subspecies, state [the new subspecies] differs from nominotypical subspecies from ecuador and Peru for wing shape and deep white color of median band, which is light cream yellow in L. t. tagaste. [translated from spanish text]. From the original description, it is not at all clear whether they consider the western or eastern Ecuadorian and Peruvian populations to be the nominotypical subspecies. Anyway, the light cream yellow colour has no diagnostic value, as it occasionally occurs in all eastern Andean populations. distriBution This subspecies is present from Colombia (Central Cordillera and central-southern portion of oriental Cordillera) southward to Loja Province (Ecuador). Three more so far undescribed subspecies can be phenetically differentiated. I therefore briefly describe them below. Leodonta tagaste calderoni n. ssp.
(figs. 8-10)

type series holotype: male, Peru Pasco/ Cord. yanachaga/ El Pajonal/ ~ 1038s 7518W/ m. 2900 xII.2004/ Lg. Jos Bttger, presently in MBLI, will be deposited in MusM ; Paratypes (186 males, 10 females): 1 male, Peru Amazonas / Rio Verde / ~ 628s 7735W / m. 1200 xII.1997 / Lg. Benigno Calderon; 4 males, Peru san Martin / Puente El Afluente / ~ 542s 7735W / m. 1600-1800 xII-2003 / lg. local collectors; 1 male, Peru Amazonas / Puente Nieva / ~ 541s 7747W / m. 2300 III.2005 / Lg. Benigno Calderon; 1 male, Peru Amazonas / san Jos de Molinopampa / ~ 613s 7738W / m. 2300 I-II.2006 / Lg. Benigno Calderon; 2 males, Peru Amazonas / Pedro Ruis Gallo / ~ 5 51s 7758W / m. 1650-1850 III.2005 / Lg. Benigno Calderon; 22 males, Peru - depto. Amazonas / Rodriguez de Mendoza / Quebrada de Pirruro / ~ 623s 7726W / m. 1700 -1800 / Lg. Benigno Calderon; 27 males, Peru Amazonas / Above Pedro Ruiz Gallo / ~ 553s 7813W / m. 1550-1700 August 2002 / lg. Benigno Calderon; 32 males, Peru Amazonas / Pedro Ruiz Gallo / ~ 553s 7813W / m. 1600-1700 VIII 2001 / lg. Benigno Calderon; 2 males, Peru Amazonas / near Rodriguez de Mendoza / ~ 620s 7724W / m. 1700-2000 / lg. Benigno Calderon; 6 males, Peru Amazonas / Above Pedro Ruiz Gallo / ~ 553s 7813W / m. 1800 8-15.xII.2001 / lg. Benigno Calderon; 1 male, Peru Amazonas / Track between / Molinopampa and Granada / m. 3150 -3250 / october 2000 / Lg. Calderon; 2 males, Peru huanuco / Carpis Pass / ~ 942s 7605W / m. 2800 III-V-2001/ lg. local collectors; 2 , Peru huanuco / above Tingo Maria / m. 1800 x.1998; 5 males, Peru huanuco / huanacuare / ~ 946s 7554W / m. 2700-3000 xII-2006 / Lg. Jos Boettger; 1 male, Peru Pasco/ Palcamayo/ huancabamba distr./ ~ 1025s 7534W/ m. 2200 VIII.2003/ Lg. local collectors; 4 males, Peru Pasco/ Palcamayo/

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11-13. Leodonta tagaste peruana: 11 hT dorsal: Peru Cuzco / Road Acjanaco-Pillcopata / ~ 1308s 7125W / m. 2100-2500 xI-xII.2004/ lg. local collectors, presently in coll. MBLI; 12 same, ventral; 13 same, female dorsal: Peru Cusco / Rio Cosipata / m. 1500-2000, I.1999, lg. local collectors, coll. MBLI. 14-16. Leodonta tagaste extrema: 14 hT dorsal: Bolivia, yungas de Corani, 2500 m.,2.x.1953,leg. W.Forster,in zsMC; 15 same, ventral; 16 same, female PT dorsal: Peru Puno depto./ Aquele (sandia) / ~ 1404s 6942W / m. 2100-2200 xI.2004 / Lg. Jos Boettger, coll. MBLI

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huancabamba distr./ ~ 1025s 7534W/ m. 2200 x.2003/ Lg. local collectors; 4 males, Peru Pasco/ Cueva Blanca/ huancabamba distr./ ~ 1031s 7534W/ m. 2600 x-xI.2003/ Lg. Jos Boettger; 4 males, Peru Pasco/ Cueva Blanca/ huancabamba distr./ ~ 1031s 7534W/ m. 2600 xI.2003/ Lg. Jos Boettger; 1 male, 1 female, Peru Pasco/ Mesapata/ ~ 1046s 7522W/ m. 1200-1400 Ix.2003/ Lg. local collectors; 1 male, Peru Pasco / san Antonio de Pucuy / ~ 1043s 7532W / m. 2000 I.2005 / Lg. Jos Bttger; 1 male, Peru Pasco/ Torrebamba/ huancabamba distr./ ~ 1031s 7538W/ m. 2500 Ix.2003/ Lg. local collectors; 1 male, Peru Pasco/ san Alberto/ oxapampa distr./ ~ 1036s 7520W/ m. 2000 Ix.2003/ Lg. local collectors; 2 males, 1 female, Peru Pasco/ Cord. yanachaga/ El Pajonal/ ~ 1038s 7518W/ m. 2800 xI.2004/ Lg. Jos Bttger; 8 males, 2 females, Peru Pasco/ Cord. yanachaga/ El Pajonal/ ~ 1038s 7518W/ m. 2900 xII.2004/ Lg. Jos Bttger; 6 males, Peru Pasco/ Cord. yanachaga/ El Pajonal/ ~ 1038s 7518W/ m. 2800 xI.2005/ Lg. Jos Bttger; 9 males, 2 females, Peru Pasco/ Cord. yanachaga/ El Pajonal/ ~ 1038s 7518W/ m. 2800 Ix.2006/ Lg. Jos Bttger, all in MBLI; 13 male, 1 female, [Peru Amazonas], Qda. El Chido, Pomacochas / 15.09.1999 / B.Calderon leg. / 2500 m; 3 males, [Peru Amazonas], Cedro, Mendoza / 02.2002 / B.Calderon leg. / 2000 m; 2 males, 1 female, same data, but 10.2002; 3 males, [Peru Amazonas], Alto Rio Nieva / 06.2002 / 2200-2500 m / B. Calderon leg.; 1 male, [Peru Amazonas], Qda. hingilpata / Mendoza / 25.08.1998 / J.Wojtusiak leg.; 1 male, [Peru Amazonas], Qda. Pirruro / Mendoza / 1700 m / 28.08.1998 / T.Pyrcz leg.; 1 female, [Peru Amazonas], Pea Blanca / Pomacochas / 02.07.1999 / 2800 m / B. Calderon leg.; 1 male, [Peru Amazonas], Qda. Llanohuaico / 14.10.1998 / J.Wojtusiak leg.; 1 male, [Peru Pasco], Villa Rica / oxapampa / 2000-2100 m / 06.10.2002 / T.Pyrcz leg.; 1 male, Peru/ dep. Junn / Chanchamayo / Cachiyacu Casca / Qda. Malambo / , 2600-2700 m. / leg. T. Pyrcz., all in MzuJ; 1 male, Rodriguez de Mendoza (Amazonas) / 1999 ? or 2000 ? / Benigno Calderon leg.; 1 male, 1 female, La suiza / 2400/2700m (Pasco) / 31/10/2004 / P.Boyer leg.; 1 male, La suiza / 2200/2400m / oxapampa (Pasco) / 28/10/2006 / P.Boyer leg.; 5 males, Route Pachachupan vers huanacaure km39 / Est de Acomayo / 2600m (huanuco) / 09 45 412 s, 075 54 844 W / 23/10/2006 / P.Boyer leg.; 3 males, Cueva Blanca / 2300m / huancabamba, (Pasco) / 6/12/2003 / P.Boyer leg.; 1 male, shuyhua (Ichco) / au dessus de Milpo 3100/3300m / 10 22 968 s, 075 38 021 W ( (Pasco) 27/5/2005 / P.Boyer leg.; 1 male, Cueva Blanca / 2500m / huancabamba (Pasco) / 11/2004 / J.Bottger leg., all in PBPF. diagnosis This subspecies is characterised by both males and females having a black marginal hWd band occupying approximately one-third of the space from the origin of vein M3 to the edge of the wing. hWd marginal black band is separated from discal white area by a dark band suffused with white scales; this greyish band is approximately 3 mm wide in cell 2A and becomes progressively narrower in cells 1A-Cu2-Cu1-M3. hWV discal band with yellow spots in cells M2-M3-Cu1 progressively smaller, pentagonal, touching each other along a plane of several mm., that in cell M2 always being the largest.

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distriBution This new subspecies is distributed, and locally quite common, from northern Peru (Amazonas) southward to central Junn. Its southern limit is still unknown. deriVatio noMinis This new subspecies is named after Benigno Calderon NoVoa (Rodriguez de Mendoza, Amazonas, Peru) who has sent me a lot of interesting material. Many of his Leodonta were critical for completion of the current research. Leodonta tagaste peruana n. ssp.
(figs. 11-13)

type series holotype: male, Peru Cuzco/ Road Acjanaco-Pillcopata/ ~ 1308s 7125W/ m. 2100-2500 xI-xII.2004/ lg. local collectors, presently in MBLI, will be deposited in MusM; Paratypes (65 males, 6 females): 2 males, Peru depto. Cusco/ Quincemil/ ~ 1313s 7045W/ m. 1000 II.1998/ lg. local collectors; 6 males, 1 female, Peru Cusco/ Rio Cosipata/ m. 1500-2000, I.1999, lg. local collectors; 7 males, Peru Cuzco/ Road Acjanaco-Pillcopata/ ~ 1308s 7125W/ m. 2100-2500 xI-xII.2004/ lg. local collectors; 15 males, Peru Cuzco/ Inkatambo/ ~ 1303s 7225W/ m. 2150-2200 III.2005/ Lg. Jos Boettger; 14 males, 4 females, Peru Cuzco/ Carrizal (huayupata)/ ~ 1305s 7223W/ m. 3200-3250 III.2005/ Lg. Jos Boettger; 1 male, Peru Cuzco/ Carrizal (huayupata)/ ~ 1305s 7223W/ m. 3000 III.2006/ Lg. Jos Boettger; 10 males, Peru Cuzco/ Amparaes/ ~ 1317s 7156W/ m. 2800 III.2005/ Lg. Jos Boettger, all in MBLI; 1 female, Abra Malaga vers Quillabamba, 3200/3400m (Cuzco) 18/5/2003; 1 male, Quebrada san Luis, via a Quillabamba, 3000/3200m (Cuzco)14/5/2003; 2 males, Abra Malaga vers Quillabamba km 24 26 3000/3100m (Cuzco)26/2/2005; 2 males, Abra Malaga vers Quillabamba km27 2900m (Cuzco) 26/2/2005; 3 males, 6km N de Amparaes, Calca vers Quebrada honda km62,5, 3100m (Cuzco)17/5/2005; 2 males, 6km N de Amparaes, via a Quebrada honda, 3200m (Cuzco)15/5/2003, all in PBPF diagnosis This new subspecies is characterised by males having a wide black marginal hWd band occupying about half of the space from the origin of vein M3 to the edge of the wing. hWd marginal black band is separated from discal white area by a dark band suffused with white scales; this greyish band is approximately 5 mm wide in cell 2A and becomes progressively narrower in cells 1A-Cu2-Cu1-M3- M2-M1. hWV discal band with yellow spots in cells M2-M3-Cu1 triangular, only touching each other at a point, that in cell M2 being at least twice the size of those in cells M3-Cu1. Females have a wider black band than males.

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distriBution Presently, the new subspecies is only known to occur in Cuzco; no specimens from either Ayacucho or southern Junn are known to me which could establish its northern limit. Leodonta tagaste extrema n.ssp.
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type series holotype: male, Bolivia, yungas de Corani, 2500 m., 2.x.1953, leg. W. Forster, in zsM; Paratypes (80 males, 9 females): 1 male, PeruPuno depto./Near Phara/ ~ 1409s 6939W/ m. 3400-3600 xI.2004/Lg. Jos Boettger; 8 males, Peru Puno depto./ Carcel Punco (sandia)/ ~ 1403s 6939W/ m. 2700 V.2005/ Lg. Jos Boettger; 21 males, 3 females, Peru Puno depto./ Carcel Punco (sandia)/ ~ 1403s 6939W/ m. 2500-2600 III.2006/ Lg. Jos Boettger; 3 males, Peru Puno depto./ Pacchani (sandia)/ ~ 1404s 6941W/ m. 2200 x.2004/ Lg. Jos Boettger; 36 males, 2 females, Peru Puno depto./ Aquele (sandia)/ ~ 1404s 6942W/ m. 2100-2200 xI.2004/ Lg. Jos Boettger; 6 males, 1 female, Bolivia Cochabamba, near Cristal Mayu, ~ 1711s 6536W, m. 1000-1500 VII-VIII.2006, all in MBLI; 1 male, Bolivia, yungas de Arepucho, sihuencas, 2200-2500 m., 20.Ix.1953, leg. W. Forster; 1 female, Bolivia, yungas de Palmar, 2000 m., 3.5.50, leg. zischka; 1 female, Bolivia, yungas de Palmar, 2000 m., leg. R. schnfelder, all in zsM; 1 female, Limbani vers Carcel Punco km4, 3000m (Puno) 16/10/2004; 1 female, Carcel Punco, 2600m (Puno) 3/2006; 1 male, 1 female, Cochabamba vers Villa Tunari km77, 2900m (Cochabamba) Bolivia 18/11/2001, all in PBPF; 1 male, Locotal, via Cochabamba-VillaTunari, Bolivia, 30.08.2000, T.Pyrcz leg., in MzuJ. diagnosis This new subspecies is characterised by males having a black marginal hWd band occupying less than one-third of the space from the origin of vein M3 to the edge of the wing. hWd marginal black band is separated from discal white area by a dark band suffused with white scales; this greyish band is approximately 4-5 mm wide in cell 2A and becomes much thinner in cells 1A-Cu2-Cu1-M3-M2-M1. hWV discal band with yellow spots in cells M2-M3-Cu1 triangular, only touching each other at a point, that in cell M2 being at least twice the size of those in cells M3-Cu1. Females have a wider black band than males. distriBution The new subspecies is found from Puno (Peru) southward to central Bolivia. acknowledgMents I wish express my sincere thanks to Pierre Boyer (Le Puy ste. Rparade, France), Tomasz Pyrcz (Warszaw, Poland), Janusz Wojtusiak (Muzeum zoologiczne uniwer-

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sytetu Jagielloskiego, Krakw, Poland), Philip J. Ackery and Kim Goodger (department of Entomology, The Natural history Museum, London, England), Axel hausMann (zoologische sammlung des Bayerischen staates, Munich, Germany), Wolfram Mey (zoologisches Museum, humboldt universitt, Berlin, Germany); Christoph huser (staatliches Museum fr Naturkunde, stuttgart, Germany), Gabriel Rodrguez (Envigado, Colombia), Jean Franois le CroM (Bogot, Colombia), stphane attal (Paris, France). Finally I wish to express my gratitude to Bob wortHy (surrey, England) for his kind assistance with the English language, and to stanislav aBadjieV (sofia, Bulgaria): we started working together on Leodonta, but he was forced to abandon the project due to circumstances beyond his control.
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